Skylight construction



Jam. 10, 1928. 1,656,044

s. E. CIBULAS SKYLIGHT CONSTRUCTION W Filed oct. s, 1925 lune/141604;

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.ii iii iiiii iiiii .tittiplizioo't:ion :iiiofi tiotoiioi oithoi' iii ihotziiiiiilfg oiu oootiuoo of oiipoiioioii omi cohti'octioii oil toi* ihshiiititiioh, :thai :ifui'thoaf to pi'oif'itio o fstiiiotiito 'iifhich ihtijy ho oofiiijf otooiiihioti.

iiif ith tho ifoi'oooii miti oi'hoi ohjootri iii View i have tioviooti tho coiiotiootioh iiius tiiii'oii iii tho occoihpotyi tiiowiiiig ioiihH o @oit oif this Spooihczitioh, oiiiiiioi' iffeiei'- i o choioo'toi's boing oihpioyoti throughout tho ifziiiooo iisgoi'os 'to ihciicoto cori-@opond- I E2; io o, titiiisifoi'so ooctioh Suhotohtiofiiy oo fi--i oi iiflio"u i, aiiiti io :i pois; ootivo vioifv with poitioiis hi'oitoii witty to iiioio oieogiiy Shovif 'tho cohstiiio'tioiiD lriiho hoii'iei'oi 1i@ iiitiiczitos it Coti) oi ahy oiii'tztioio construction 'thot is hood. ioi Sui- 'inohiifiiiigg tho opoiiiho; iii `tho iooif, ohci 'tho tot; ohi oiitei sofinco thoi'eoi" is Coifoi'efi itfiih. 'tho iizifshiiog Iii. iiiiolihtoti oh tho "tippet oi 's coi is o his@ iiieihhoi i2 oigo offshoot inotziiwith o tioiiviiivotiiiy ohci outn "wtiffiiil ooi-'tod pottoii oh tho outoi sitio oiz tho with to 'ioiii'i i fiittoi i3. ifho outoi Woii Qttohiis iihwoiriiy ohwo Atho top oi ltho cuih oo ohoiifii'ot ifi ohci is; 'thoii hoot oiitwmiiy mini diowhwziidiy :is Shown tit iii 'to iifoiiii :t sont :toia tho iowot o'il tho giogo 1" or@ oiippoi-tofi hy' o oi'iiopoi'tihgg ioni" iti. o hoi' if; mafie oiiE ioiiitiifeijf hoo/Vy oh ooi; ii' '1i i honi; Sith oitiiiiioiiji` the Shop@ showin, 'ihot io oohotoiit if @if ito inici iifiiiiizh it hoiit opoii @ooit oiiii oh uptight iiiifoifihdi ii--sihojpoii 4body wohnt i'liiliffiiflifiii'.

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poi-tion miti tho :aide iiffiiis zito thon hoiit outwoitiiy anni upwoi'tiiy mi 'tho opposiito sitio@ oi'tiiis hoiiy portion to provide oottei'o Q3 imi ots Qi iol tho 1G, that its, tht @hiss i'oo'is oh the 'ifi-oo Ledges oi thofo sitio poitioiio oi the hoi oil: ihiiimtoci iii litigi;w i?, moti ii. itlttoiiiiingg; ioiigitiWilhoity :it 'the ohtioi' Sitio oi this iioi is Ilcoiiti shoot motori iiioiiiiioi' which hoo itil; opposite ff-icio @tiges bout upiito'iiiy oil oppofsiio oitioo oif tho oop-- potting hoi* tio .ohoivii :it to iioiih @Woot guttotss hooeoth tho glows. 'iiioso iiioiiiiioirs ottehti :from Atho ciiih i0 to tho ritiggo iheii'ihet' 2i' anni root :it their opposito oiitis oh theso iiiomhoi's miti hy which they or@ supportati,

"Qiiio i'icigo inoiiihoi: is hcht to sohohiiitioiij)v tho Shop@ siiowi'i iii iii@J Li :iht'i 3? mici ii'izijyf' o1' may iiot ii supportati oii at iiti bottin 28, cioiiohafiii'ip; oh tho sito oi tho Stilictuifm ii; Vitiligo piatto 29 i* oil the top of thiss iioziiu ohci the io'ojoi I goa 30 oi thel ridge momhoi: i'ost oii this pitite., wiii ho, iiotofi that tho i'iffigo ihoiiihoi' 2i' is oi? i'oiotivoiy hozwy shoot iilotoi hoht that tho top wiiis 3i thorooiif me iiioiiiieifiio shhstiiiitiziiiy tho pitch oi the miti thon tho sitio milio i @fr tomi ciowiiimi'iiiy tit iight :inf ,-1 to these iifoiis to the iioiigjas 30 which we oiso suo stziiliioiiy oi? tho Soiiio pitch is the giogo. Thus tho oppor @hdi oi the supporting; hoi 2i zuid 'the gutter iiioiiiioei' 25 i'ost oii top of the iiiiigo 30 ii'ith 'their @hors hiittiiig; ogsiiiist tho sitio Wziii The height oi theso moinhoi'ss ifioiu tho top oif tho soot@ Qdito tho hottoiii oit tho gutter inoiiihoi' is Wooticziiiy @quoi to tho height oit the s tie woiio Si@ omi oigo 'tho iistziiico ot the smit ii tihoif'o the top oli tho has@ ihoiiiiioi' oh tho oi'ai'iiy oo that when tho giogo is; iifiziooi iii pooiiioh it io ouppoiioti on ziii 'ioui' sitios, oh `tho to]L sitio on Atho top woii 3i i ho iicige ii'ioihhoi', oh. tho oppooii-o upright sitios; oi' oiitis oh the seats Q/i oi tho supporting boi ohci ort ito iowoi @figo oh the tient :i5 ofi' tho hoo@ iiioiiihoi. ihoifo oi'oS thei'ofoto? iio hoihoiih@l o'tmiii oh 'tho giusti :is it it: iiggitiiy soppoiitoti oil itii iolii oidos.

riih@ giogo haiti in pooitioh hy o @op 33 or oioii'ipihp; hoi'. iihifs cop or citiiiipiiig hoi* aim motie ofii'ointhr'oijw hooify Sheet iiioizii io ofi Siihsioii izovoitoi iii-shop@ so :is to fiifziffiiiio the Iipiofi'ihg hoi 2i miti Yost :it opposiio o@ goo oli the tops oi? tho gi ci; oiiowo tho shots 2li, msi it ooopoiateo fh Chimp tho giogo otgoiiist those ho @op oiL ifm1 io hoici iii. position hy torito iiii means of bolts 34 passing through the gutter member 25, -up through the body portion of the supporting bar and the ridge of the cap. A nut 35 is threaded on this bolt against the top oiE the body 22 of the supporting bar and clamps the gutter memberl 25 to the lower side ot' this bar. A washer 36 is placed on the bolt above the cap with a spring 37 above this washer and held in position by a nut 38. It will be seen that this spring securely clamps the cap or clamping' bar 33 against the top ol the glass to secure the glass in position. It will also be seen that this spring will allow the cap to yieldy under expansion or contraction so that there will be no danger of breaking the glass. This also allows the use ot' a relatively heavy metal for the supporting bar and the cap because it is not necessary thatthey should yield to allow for this expansion and contraction, and thus the supporting structure may be made heavier' and more rigid giving it greater strength and also longer life. It will be noted that the head oi the bolt 34 is seated in the bottom of an inverted cup 39 in the gutter member Thus the opening for the bolt raised above the bottom oit the gutter so that moisture cannotleak through this opening. 'lhe outer lower end of the cap 33 is closed as shown at 40, to give a finish and prevent entrance oi moisture.

The upper edges of the glass are enclosed and also clamped in position by a ridge ap Lll. This is of sheet metal bent to substantially the form shown and has openings 4t2 in its side Walls to receive the upper end ot the cap 33. The upper bolt i3 is similar to the bolts 34 but it also passes through the ridge plate 29, the ilanges 30 ot the ridge member, the gutter member 25, the top of the body portion of the supporting bar 2l and the ridge cap .tl so as to secure all olf these members together. It is not, however, necessary that it should pass through the cap 33 so that the upper end of this cap merely abuts against the side of the bolt, as shown in Fig. l.. This bolt is provided with a spring 37 the same as the other bolts.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the construction is extremely simple and rigid as it may be made oi' relatively heavy sheet metal which is bent to form giving a maximum of strength. As the glass is supported on all four sides and is clamped by means mounted to yield under expansion and contraction there is no danger of the glass being broken by strains due to this expansion and contraction. The glass at its upper edge and upright ends is also so mounted that it may move in its supports as it expands and contracts. In installing the glass no putty or other packing' is necessary as any moisture which passes under the edges of the cap or clamping bar 33 is carried out by the gutters Q3, and moisture trom sweating on the under side oli the glass will be carried down into the gutters 25 by which it will be carried to the outer side oli the curb and discharged through the openings in the bottom ot the `gutter 13.

Having thus set 'forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

l. A glass holding structure comprising a sheet metal supporting bar bent upon itself to :torni en imei-ted U-shuped body portion and walls extending upwardly 'roni the lower edges ot the sides thereot and spaced from said body portion on opgosite sides thereof to form ,i itters to carry moisture and terminating in iree enges forming seats for the a longitinlinally extending member mounted below said bar having r w .rdly extending outer edges on opposite sides ot said bar spaced :troni the glass to i'orni a sweat gutter beneath the glass, a tap resting on the top ot the glass on oppote sides of said bur, and bolts tor clan'iping the cap to the glass.

2. ln a glass holding structure, a supporting bar of sheet metal bent upon itself at substantially its mid width to 'liorm un inverted U-shaped longitudinally extending rib, the sides thereot extending laterally away from each other at the lower edges of trie rib and the tree edges then extending upwardly to torni see-.ts for the glass and drain gutters ior moisture, a sheet metal member mounted at the under side of said bar and having upwardly exteiulingedges on the opposite sides thereof spaced from the glass to -torni sweat gutters beneath the glass, an inverted substantially V-shaped cap 'forming a clamping bar extending longitudinally of the supporting bar above the same and arranged with its free edges co operating with the seats to secure the panes oi glass therebetween, and bolts passing through the sweat gutter, the supporting bar and the cap to clamp them together.

n 3. In a glass holding structure, a supportmg bar of sheet metal bent upon itself ut substantially its mid width to form an inverted U-shaped longitudinally extending rib, the sides thereof being bent laterally away from each other at the lower edge of the rib and the free edges then extending upwardly to form seats for the glass and drain gutters for moisture, a sheet metal member mounted at the under side of said bar and having upwardly extending edges on the opposite sides thereof spaced from the glass to form sweat gutters beneath the glass, an inverted substantially V-shaped cap forming a clamping bar extending longitudinally ot the supportingvbar above the same and arranged with its tree edges cooperating with the seats to secure the panes of glass therebetween, bolts passing through the sweat gutter, the supporting bar and the l lt) Lenette oil the rib und the ilree edges then extendiup' upwardly to forni sente for the glass, n elieet ruetul .member mounted et the under eide ol sztid bur und having upwardly ei;- tending;M edges zit the opposite eides thereof i to loi-in sweet gutters beneath the elites, tu

e inverted substantially 1vshuped cup 'lfornn ing e clamping ber extending longitudinally ol the supporting; bnr above the sume und resting et ite lree edges on 'the top ol the glues, und holte pziseing through the lower nieniber., the eupportng` bur und the cup to eeoure theni to,ether7 the lower nieinber beingl provided with inverted cupped portions to receive the heed of the bolt und to reise the opening,1 for the bolt above the bottom el the gutter.

ln et skylight Construction, u ourb, it buse member mounted on the top of sind eurb zuid extending downwardly und outwzirdly from the Satine to 'forni u, gutter, uuid heee ineinber 'then extending above the curb to :torni un ulnitinent7 then outwardly to form e sent for glass and then upwardly to loi-in en abutment 'lor Suid glues, a, sup porting bur for the glues buying drein gutters on ite opposite sides resting on seid baise ineinber with its lower end engaging sind tiret ziluitrnent, u `gutter secured to the lower Side ot Suid bur beneirth the gluten und lending to the liret mentioned gutter@ u oep extmidingg; over the eupportine,` bzir und reetu :ing on top olf lthe .gl-une, und nieuuss 'lor oluinlriinig the eztp irguinut the glane to Secure it in position.

(i. In e skylight construction, u eurb, :l buse nieinlier mounted on the top ot the curb und having' u well extending outwardly und upwardly to liorin un ubutinent7 then outwardly to torni :t eett for glues und theu upwardly to ilforin un zibutinent for the lower edge of the glane, u Supporting bur seated et ite lower end on said base und against the liret abut-nient, Suid supporting bur having longitudinally extending seats tor the glues ou the opposite sides thereolt, u ridge nieuiber having :t sent :lor the upper edge ol the glues und u llenge to support the upper end olf the supportingn beru uniti if'erted lll-shaped Clamping bar over the Supporting ber und resting on the glass, und ineens lor clamping the clamping; ber uguinst the glues to hold it in position.

ln testimony whereol` l erlitt my signature.

STEPHEN E. Clllllllll 

